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Second Week
Sharon spent some time every day with Scout desensitizing him to being touched all over. He seemed interested in clicker games and progressed rapidly from simple targeting to lifting his feet on command. His jaw was too sore for us to halter him and his feet needed trimming so we simply taught him to stand for his feet to be worked with using clicker. | |
Lifting for trims with no halter or lead
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Finished front feet
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By the end of the second week we could halter Scout without causing him discomfort. Again we used clicker to get him to target the halter and to stand to be haltered.
Our first activities on the lead were to encourage him to face up to light pressure and to positively reinforce his responses. We didn't want to aggravate his old injuries so we had to work lightly and maintain his curiosity. We also had to make sure that the rope halter stayed adjusted in a way that it didn't rub his old sores. | |
Facing up with a light touch
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Releasing and being re-haltered
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| Of course learning to be haltered and led had some distinctive advantages. Scout could now be led and turned out in the arena for exercise and to play with some of the other horses. |
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